Don’t throw hazardous waste items in your trash can–let the Riverside County Waste Management Department properly dispose of them for you. The City of Corona will be hosting a household hazardous waste recycling event on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the City Hall parking lot, 400 S. Vicentia Ave. This event is open to all City of Corona residents and Riverside County residents.

The following will not be accepted: Business or Non-profit waste, explosives/ammunition, medical waste, waste in 55-gallon drums, radioactive materials, appliances and tires.

Unused medication needs to be transported and provided to the County in either a designed sharps disposal container or a hard last container such as an empty milk or juice jug or a large plastic jar, no soft material, glass or paper carton containers will be processed.

ACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

UNACCEPTABLE ITEMS:

Used Oil and Filters

Latex/Oil-Based Paint

Fluorescent Tubes/Bulbs

Pesticides

Cleaners

BBQ & Camp Size Propane

Aerosol Cans

Antifreeze

Auto/Household Batteries

Garden Chemicals

Pool Chlorine

TVs and Computers

Electronic Waste

Sharps

Unused medication (except controlled substances)

Government, Business, Non-Profit, or Out-of-County Hazardous Waste

Explosives or Ammunition

Controlled Substances

Infectious Waste (except Sharps)

Asbestos

Radioactive Material (except smoke detectors)

Remediation Material

Containers larger than 5 gallons or weighing more than 50 pounds

Appliances

Tires

Trash

This event will be canceled in the presence of rain and/or excessive winds. For more information on acceptable items to bring, please call (800) 304-2226 or visit www.RCWaste.org/HHW.